Carbon paper is handy for this too, if you have it.Ĥ. Transfer the the hand pattern to your wood - I traced the lines of the boned with a pen, which created an indentation in the wood below and then traced the indentations for a clear line. Find a reference image of hand bones online and scaled it up.ģ. Glue two 3/4" planks together to form a 1 1/2 inch block. I wanted to make my hands large and boney, and I wanted to do some carving.ġ. You can use prefab hands, stuff some gloves, anything that fits your character. Making the hands is just something I wanted to do. I would recommend using the 'T' connectors to create shoulder height crossbars - these ultimately added a lot of stability while walking down the street. I incorporated a stronger, wider wood piece to support the shoulders of my character. I would really recommend finding a hiking backpack - this took a lot of time and effort. I then cobbled together a frame and backpack design. I cut square holes for the bars and 3/4" holds for the PVC pipe in a number of the large paint sir sticks compliments of Home Depot. The bulk of my frame was going to be made out of 3/4" PVC pipe, but I was worried there may be too much flex in the pipe over a 6 foot length, so I found some square metal bars from a closet organizing system to add rigidity. So, I improvised.Īn older computer case/backpack provided the basic platform and shoulder straps. I scoured our local thrift stores and made a few calls but could not find one. A hiking backpack is designed to comfortably support 40 or more pounds and comes with a waist belt to provide counter balance to uneven loads. The easiest way to create a back pack puppet is to use a hiking backpack with an external metal frame. I wanted to understand my frame and how the face would attach before building the internal structure.Įvery frame is going to be different due to materials on hand and the shape and needs of your character. Carefully fold back tabs and lightly tape to create the start of your 3D face. Draw in perpendicular lines at the corners and at points along curves to define tabs that would be folded back and connected.ĥ. I taped a couple edges to make sure both halves stayed aligned.ģ. Fold the poster board in half across the long dimension. Instead of starting with a beach ball or some other solid support I started with the form and then built the support structure into it.ġ. We are creating a face that will be mounted on a frame, not an entire head. I did some sketches and was ultimately inspired by a cool reaper from a stock photography site. We have a lot of young children in the neighborhood and I wanted this to be fun, not leave lasting emotional scars. Knowing I was targeting 10 feet tall, I decided to make a non-sinister skull for my reaper. Hunk of wood (I glued 2 ¾” thick pieces of scrap together, I think it’s tight grained pine)īunch of bargain fabric (I had close to 8 yards of a 60” fabric, could have used more) Salvaged closet organizer supports or similarĪ mess-o-Home Depot 5 Gallon paint stir-sticks Hands: Wire, 2 LED lights, 9 volt battery, 9v connector, resistor, Articulated Mouth:Ĥ x 90 degree couplings, 4 x 45 degree couplings, 2 x T coupling Translucent plastic to cover the eyes Light Up Eyes: Pins, Sewing machine, tape measure Materials:ġ x Roll of black duct tape (of course) Head:įlour, water mixed to pancake batter consistency This Instructable describes how I did things - often I made it up as I went and you should do the same! Tools: I had a lot of fun using mine to slow down car traffic Halloween Night! Doing more research I discovered the concept is commonly referred to as a 'backpack puppet' and they are often used for larger-than-life characters in parades. I was inspired by an episode of the TV show Making Monsters where the group created an enormous "Franken-Alice" costume for Rocker Alice Cooper.
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